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Ministry of Heavy Industries
LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
The energy storage based on lithium-ion batteries will help India to achieve its greenhouse mitigation targets since the basic raw material for production of electric vehicles is lithium and other critical materials. At present, investments in manufacturing and overall value addition for Advanced Chemistry Cells  are negligible in India and almost entire domestic demand of ACCs is still being met through imports. In order to reduce dependency of imported ACC battery for electric vehicles, the Government on 12thMay, 2021 approved a Production Linked Incentive  Scheme for manufacturing of Advance Chemistry Cell  in the country. The total outlay of the scheme is Rs. 18,100 Crore for a period of 5 years. The scheme envisages to establish a competitive ACC battery manufacturing set up in the country . Additionally, 5GWh of niche ACC technologies is also covered under the Scheme. The scheme proposes a production linked subsidy based on applicable subsidy per KWh and percentage of value addition achieved on actual sales made by the manufacturers who set up production units.
Further, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has taken following steps to boost the production of e-vehicle in the country including public transport buses:
- Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India :
The Government notified Phase-II of FAME India Scheme initially for a period of three years commencing from 1stApril, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore. The Scheme was extended for a further period of 2 years up to 31st March, 2024. Under FAME-India Scheme phase-II, incentives are provided to buyers of electric vehicles in the form of an upfront reduction in the purchase price of electric vehicles.
- Production Linked Incentive  Scheme for Automotive Sector:
The Government on 15th September, 2021 approved the PLI Scheme for Automotive Sector with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crores. Electric vehicles are covered under this PLI scheme.
As per the information received from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 24thAugust, 2022 for environmentally sound management of waste batteries, including EV batteries.
The rules provide Extended Producer Responsibility framework for producers of batteries to recycle/ refurbish the waste batteries as per the prescribed timelines. The rules mandate the recyclers to recover the minimum percentage of materials from waste batteries.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
AYUSH
Research Projects on Ayush Medicines
The Ministry of AYUSH has established separate Central Research Councils namely, ‘Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences ’, ‘Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine ’, ‘Central Council for Research in Siddha ’ and ‘Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy ’. The research councils undertakes research projects on Clinical Research, Drug standardization research, Pharmacovigilance research, Clinical verification of medicines, Fundamental Research and Literary research.
CCRAS has undertaken 4562, CCRUM has undertaken 1792, CCRS has undertaken 92 and CCRH has undertaken 936 research projects on medicines.
Ministry of AYUSH is also implementing a Central Sector Scheme namely AYURGYAN Scheme for Research & Innovation in AYUSH. Under the scheme, financial support was provided for 311 research projects in Ayush including 34 research projects on COVID-19.
The Central Research Councils are maintaining a website, which has around 33325  research publications. The publications are available at AYUSH research portal https://ayushportal.nic.in/ with free access for the general public.
This information was given by Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.SK
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Several Junior and Youth National Records created in Khelo India Women’s Weightlifting tournament
Multiple National Records have been created in Phase 2 of the Khelo India Women’s Weightlifting tournament which ended today in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The tournament took place across the Senior, Junior and Youth age categories. It was organised by the Indian Weightlifting Federation  and supported by the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Railway Sports Promotion Board  bagged the Winners’ team trophy in the Senior Women category, while Maharashtra bagged the Winners’ team trophies in the Junior Women and Youth Girls category.
The tournament saw participation from weightlifters who are a part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme as well as the Khelo India scholarship scheme. The National Records were created by Akanksha Vyavahare, Bhawana, Martina Devi, Yogita Khedkar and Kalpana Yadav.
The three best lifters in the tournament on the basis of points were the following: Komal Johar , Sanju Devi  and Akanksha Vyavahare .
The total amount of support put forward by the Govt of India to conduct the Khelo India league across all editions is Rs 1.88 Crore, which includes a total cash prize of Rs 48.3 Lakh to the top 8 ranked weightlifters across 10 weight categories in all age groups.
NRs created:
Youth: 40kg – Akanksha Vyavahare ; 64kg – Bhawana ; +81kg - Martina Devi ;
Junior: 64kg – Bhawana ; 81kg – Kalpana Yadav ; 87kg – Yogita Khedkar ; +87kg – Martina Devi
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister pays floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Statue of Unity Kevadiya
Administers National Unity Day Pledge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the world famous Statue of Unity, at Kevadiya, Gujarat, on the occasion of Sardar Patel’s Birth Anniversary today.
The Birth Anniversary of Sardar Patel is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
Run for Unity is organised all over the country in a spirt of achieving the goal – Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat.
Prime Minister said, “Tributes to Sardar Patel on his Jayanti. His contribution to our nation is monumental”
“He was the stalwart who unified India. A leader of farmers, a great administrator and uncompromising when it came to safeguarding rights of the poor, India will always remember Sardar Patel’s unparalleled contribution.”
Prime Minister also administered Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Pledge at Kevadiya.
Ministry of Textiles
Credit Profile of Textile Sector
As per RBI data credit exposure to the textiles sector increased to Rs. 203549 crores during March 2019 from Rs. 196818 crores during October 2018 which declined to Rs. 187677 crores during October 2019. Bank credit record 8.4% year on year growth  for Jute Sector, 9.5% year on year growth for Man Made Textiles  and 2.1% for other textiles. Credit availability is expected to grow further with capital infusion of Rs.1500 crores during 2019-20 and other measures announced by the Government like infusion of Rs. 70,000 crores capital into Public Sector Banks, Rs. 350 crores allocated for 2% interest subvention for all GSR registered MSMEs on fresh or incremental loans, enhancing thresholds expansion from Rs. 20 lakhs to an amount exceeding Rs. 40 lakhs for supplier of goods.
Overall global growth slowdown impacted the growth of most of the domestic sectors including textiles and subsequent improved demand and profitability will be partly countered by sticky working capital requirement, but the Government has taken series of measures, in addition to the above mentioned interventions, for improving profitability such as repo rate reduction by RBI, provision of capital infusion of Rs.1500 crores during 2019-20, implementation of Pradhan Mantri Credit Scheme for Powerloom weavers, reduction in custom duty for wool fibre, wool tops , extension of benefit of reduced corporate tax rate, new SFURTI clusters to help artisans, introduction of automated GST module, one nation one grid power sector tariff and structural reforms, simplification of tax paying procedures, announcement of ROSCTL for apparel and made-ups exports.
To enhance the growth and profitability of textile industries, various schemes are also being implemented by the Ministry such as Integrated Skill Development Scheme , ‘Samarth – Scheme for Capacity Building’ to train 10 lakh youth, launching a special package of Rs.6000 crore in 2016 to boost investment, Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme for upgradation of technology/machineries , Scheme for Production and Employment Linked Support for Garmenting Units . Other schemes are Integrated Textile Park , Power Tex India Scheme - for power loom sector development, Silk Samagra- the integrated silk development scheme, Integrated Processing Development Scheme , North Eastern Region Textile Promotion Scheme , Incentive Scheme for Acquisition of Plants and Machinery  for jute industry and jute diversified products manufacturing units, National Handicraft Development Programme , Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme , National Handloom Development Programme , scheme for knitting and knitwear sector.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
Independence Day celebrations by Railway Division
Independence Day Celebrations of Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division will be held at Railway Divisional Office, Thycaud, at 09.05 hrs on 15th August 2017.
Shri Prakash Butani, Divisional Railway Manager will unfurl the tricolour and will receive the salute in parade by Railway Protection Force. Parade will be followed by demonstration of Bomb detection and diffusal by RPF Bomb Detection Squad  and dog show by RPF dog squad.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister lauds the efforts to strengthen the infrastructure to cure cancer
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised the efforts to strengthen the infrastructure to cure cancer.
In a X post Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav informed that Chemotherapy Services in 30 ESIC Hospitals across India have been launched during the 191st meeting of the ESI Corporation.
The Prime Minister replied;
“Commendable effort to strengthen the infrastructure to cure cancer. It will benefit several people across the nation.”
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Malnutrition-Free India
State/UT wise details of malnourished children  under 5 years and malnourished women  as per the National Family Health Survey is at Annexure-I. Malnourishment in children  under 5 years has reduced as per NHFS-5  from 38.4% to 35.5%, 21.0% to 19.3% and 35.8% to 32.1% respectively as compared to NHFS-4 .Malnutrition among women aged 15-49 years has also reduced from 22.9% to 18.7%.
Details of funds released and utilised under POSHAN Abhiyaan & ICDS scheme from FY 2018-19 to 2020-21 are as follows:
Amount in ₹ lakhs
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Scheme
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Total Central Funds released from
FY 2018-19 to FY 2020-21
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Total Central Funds utilization as on
31st March 2021
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POSHAN Abhiyaan
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4,66,824.80
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2,98,555.92
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ICDS
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26,10,031.55
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25,36,780.66
Government has accorded high priority to the issue of malnutrition and is implementing several schemes like Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana  under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services  Scheme as direct targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country.
Anganwadi Services Scheme aims to improve the nutritional and health status of pregnant women & lactating mothers and reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity and malnutrition. Under the Scheme, pregnant women and lactating mothers are provided supplementary nutrition, nutrition and health education, immunization, health check-up and referral services.
Further, POSHAN Abhiyaan launched on 8th March 2018, aims to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner by adopting a synergised and result oriented approach.
Mission Poshan 2.0, an integrated nutrition support programme has been announced in budget 2021-2022 for all States/UTs. It seeks to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition. Steps have been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing in accredited labs, strengthen delivery and leverage technology under Poshan Tracker to improve governance. States/UTs have been advised to promote use of AYUSH systems for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases. A programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi Centres to meet dietary diversity gap leveraging traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up. Guidelines were issued for transparency and accountability in delivery of supplementary nutrition and to track nutritional outcomes on 13.01.2021.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Coal
Rationalization of Existing Sources of Coal
Rationalization of coal linkages is a policy initiative of Ministry of Coal in order to reduce the distance in transportation of coal from the coal mines to the consumer. Coal linkage rationalization in power sector has resulted in decrease in transportation cost from the mines to the power plants leading to more efficient coal based power generation. The exercise helps in reducing the load on the transportation infrastructure, easing the evacuation constraints as well as reduction in landed cost of coal.
The linkage rationalization for State/Central PSUs was implemented initially, based on the recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Task Force  which was constituted in June, 2014. Another IMTF was constituted in July, 2017 to rationalize the linkages of the Independent Power Producers . The methodology for rationalization of coal for IPPs/Private sector plants was also issued on 15.05.2018. An IMTF was also constituted in October, 2018 to examine the possibility of further rationalization of coal linkages, including Swapping of imported coal being transported to hinterland with domestic coal transported near coastal areas. The methodology was accepted by the Government and issued on 05.06.2020, which covers the Power as well as Non-Regulated Sector  and coal swapping with imported coal has also been permitted.
No coal deposit has been reported yet in the Rajasthan state. However, lignite is found in Rajasthan. CMPDIL has no plan for exploration in Churu and Bikaner district of Rajasthan during 2022-23.
Geological Survey of India  has informed that till date, there is no reported occurrence of lignite in Churu district, hence, no exploration is being planned in Churu at present.
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary
Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey takes charge as Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey assumed his charge as Minister of State of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in New Delhi today. He was welcomed by Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Shri R.P. Gupta and other senior officials of the Ministry.
Shri Choubey before assuming charge, planted a tree sapling at the premises of Environment Ministry.
Speaking with the media on the occasion, the Minister thanked the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for giving the responsibility and said that in the last seven years the Environment Ministry has done many unprecedented works and emphasised that increasing the forest cover further would be a priority area.
Department of Atomic Energy
BARC conducts a Technology Awareness and Technology Transfer meet, twenty tech transfer agreements signed
: Mumbai, February 15, 2022
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre  conducted the first event in a series of Technology Awareness and Technology Transfer meets which are being arranged as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, celebrating 75 years of Indian Independence. The event was organized at the DAE Convention Centre at Anushakthinagar. Executives and licensees of BARC technologies from more than fifty industries, from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and National capital Region attended the meet. Twenty technology transfer agreements were also signed on the occasion. These are part of the regular technology transfer being done by Technology Transfer and Collaboration Division  of BARC. Certificates were given away to licensees for twenty three successfully deployed technologies by Chief Guest, Padmashri Dr. R. B Grover, Member, Atomic Energy Commission and Emeritus Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai.
Shri K. N. Vyas, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy , in his message, urged the industry to come forward and collaborate with lncubation Centres, established recently at DAE R&D Centres, namely Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology , Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research  and at Institute of Plasma Research , a Grant- in-Aid institute of DAE. Dr R.B. Grover, appreciated the successful commercialization of various spin off technologies developed by DAE and mentioned, it is continuing for the last two decades, because BARC and other DAE units have one of the richest scientific and technologist group in the country. He highlighted the successful deployment of BARC technologies by DAE in-house industries, namely, Electronics Corporation of lndia Ltd, Nuclear Fuel Complex, and Heavy Water Board besides several private industries. Dr. A. P. Tiwari, Director, Knowledge Management Group mentioned that at present about 210 different technologies of societal benefit across various fields of science and engineering are published by BARC for technology transfer and about 400 licensees are commercializing such technologies in urban and rural sectors of the country.
Technical session for interaction with industry, scientists and technologists, as well as liaison officers of TT&CD was also arranged on the occasion.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on 9 September 2023 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. This is Prime Minister Sunak’s first visit to India since becoming Prime Minister in October 2022.
Prime Minister conveyed his appreciation for UK’s support during India’s G20 Presidency, marked by high-level participation at various G20 meetings and events.
The two leaders noted with satisfaction the progress in diverse areas of bilateral cooperation as per the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as well as the Roadmap 2030, particularly in economy, defence and security, technology, green technology and climate change, health and mobility sectors. Both leaders also exchanged views on international and regional issues of importance and mutual interest.
Both leaders also reviewed the progress of Free Trade Agreement negotiations and expressed hope that the remaining issues could be addressed at the earliest so that a balanced, mutually beneficial and forward looking Free Trade Agreement is concluded soon.
Prime Minister Modi invited PM Sunak for a bilateral visit at an early, mutually convenient date for a more detailed discussion. Prime Minister Sunak accepted the invitation and congratulated PM Modi for a successful G20 Summit.
Ministry of Defence
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveils indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40, designed & developed by HAL, during DefExpo 2022
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled HTT-40, an indigenous trainer aircraft designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited , at the India Pavilion during 12th DefExpo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 19, 2022. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel were among those present on the occasion. The aircraft has state-of-the-art contemporary systems and has been designed with pilot-friendly features. With over 60 per cent in-house parts and collaboration of private industry, it is a shining example of the vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
The HTT-40 would be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close formation flights whereas its secondary roles would include navigation and night flying. It is a testament to the cutting-edge technology designed to meet primary training requirements of the Indian defence services.
Built around a meticulously-tested turbo-prop engine, the aircraft is equipped with the latest avionics, an air-conditioned cabin and ejection seats. It boasts of unique features like running change-over of pilots, hot-refuelling and short-turnaround time. All the tests required for certification were completed in record six years from the first flight.
The HTT-40 has completed all systems tests, all PSQR performances, hot weather, sea level and cross wind trials and user assisted technical trials. It demonstrated rain water resistance. Provisional clearance for airworthiness of the aircraft is received from Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification .
Ministry of Rural Development
Bhumi Samvaad IV: National Conference on Digitizing and Georeferencing India with Bhu-Aadhaar 
The National Conference on Digitizing and Georeferencing India with Bhu-Aadhaar  - Bhumi Samvaad IV on implementation of Unique Land Parcel Identification Number  or Bhu-Aadhaar is being organized by Department of Land Resources on 17th March, 2023 in New Delhi. Shri Giriraj Singh, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj will be the chief guest on the occasion. Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Union Minister of State, Rural Development and Steel, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Union Minister of State, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Rural Development and Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Union Minister of State, Panchayati Raj will also present on the occasion.
The Conference will have following three sessions:
i) “Democratization of Land Records Data and Matribhoomi;
ii) “Application of Bhu-Aadhaar in Ease of Doing Business  and Ease of Living;
iii) Best Practices – National and Global (Georeferencing / Survey/ Resurvey/ Use of Bhu-Aadhaar and Way Forward”.
The Conference will have participants from various Central as well as State/ UT Governments, academia and research institutes, regional bodies, the business community and civil society and other stakeholders including Center for Land Governance, Geospatial World, Eris India Technologies, Mahalanobis National Crop Forest Centre, Survey of India, IIT Roorkee, MapMyIndia etc. During the conference, the following major areas will be discussed:
i) Status of geo-referencing of land parcels/ cadastral maps, generation of Bhu-Aadhaar and strategy for its saturation in mission mode.
ii) Benefits, uses, application of ULPIN or Bhu-Aadhaar in various services/ schemes/ sectors, best practices, feedback received from land owners / stakeholders and issues related thereto.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Import of Onions
Government has approved import/ procurement of upto 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to check the ongoing price rise. MMTC has been directed to import upto 1 lakh tonne onions through global/ country-specific import tenders.
Details of onion as procured/ imported by Government in the last five years is given as follows:-
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Year
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Procurement 
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Import 
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2014-15
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Nil
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Nil
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2015-16
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8.52
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1.987
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2016-17
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18.37
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Nil
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2017-18
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5.03
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Nil
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2018-19
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13.50
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Nil
Onion are highly perishable commodity that is prone to weight and moisture loss, quality deterioration, sprouting, losses in grading and separation etc.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri. Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha today.